ab001
08-12-2013, 15:48
Thanks to a small trench of a pothole I've got a cracked front spring. Lovely!
I've done some searching and here's what I've found out:
172 front springs are equivalent to standard Williams springs and should fit, are marked white/white, and are either 112 or 125 lb/in (different sources).
172 Cup front springs should also fit the Williams, are marked white/yellow, and are 143 lb/in. They lower a standard 172 by 3 or 10mm.
172 owners seem to rate Eibach Sportline springs but they lower a 172 25-30mm and you buy them as a set of four (front and rear, rear not needed for Williams) for £160-ish. I don't want lowering springs (i.e. -30mm to -50mm) but I don't mind a hard ride... fnarr fnarr!
I don't particularly want to pay Renault £100-ish per spring so instead I could get 172 Cup front springs 8200257954 for £42 each from Euro Car Parts on eBay here:
http://goo.gl/cykWFw
I'm thinking a spring doesn't have to be a dealer only part and Sachs are a good OEM? That sound about right?
I've done some searching and here's what I've found out:
172 front springs are equivalent to standard Williams springs and should fit, are marked white/white, and are either 112 or 125 lb/in (different sources).
172 Cup front springs should also fit the Williams, are marked white/yellow, and are 143 lb/in. They lower a standard 172 by 3 or 10mm.
172 owners seem to rate Eibach Sportline springs but they lower a 172 25-30mm and you buy them as a set of four (front and rear, rear not needed for Williams) for £160-ish. I don't want lowering springs (i.e. -30mm to -50mm) but I don't mind a hard ride... fnarr fnarr!
I don't particularly want to pay Renault £100-ish per spring so instead I could get 172 Cup front springs 8200257954 for £42 each from Euro Car Parts on eBay here:
http://goo.gl/cykWFw
I'm thinking a spring doesn't have to be a dealer only part and Sachs are a good OEM? That sound about right?